where in you flip off the safety, andthe (lowered) hammer is flung back to full cock. I think it's Laughridge, of cylinder and slide shop. This would let the OAL of a pocketed 1911 be 6.5", if you didn't have a ducktail tang.
The cocked hammer in the pocket scares many, and the use of a quality, alloy framed 1911 would fix the worry about Star parts durability and replacement. It would also let you use the 9x26 Win rd, and have almost 700 ft lbs on tap, as vs 600 ft lbs. 65 grs at 2200 fps, instead of 55 grs.
By using an aluminum grip safety and doing a Detonics slash of the slide, the wt could be brought down to 21 ozs, as vs 19 ozs for the Star. Recoil would be pretty severe, tho, and I doubt that you could get a full handgrip on the butt, and still have a size that would slip out of the pocket handily. Also, it would be difficult to mount a Ruger 22 type mag catch on the butt, as was done with the Star, because of the mainspring housing's removing so much of the frame-metal at that point. So not only would you have more recoil, you'd have a lower grasp on the gun, and fewer fingers on the butt. It would be an interesting project, tho.
The cocked hammer in the pocket scares many, and the use of a quality, alloy framed 1911 would fix the worry about Star parts durability and replacement. It would also let you use the 9x26 Win rd, and have almost 700 ft lbs on tap, as vs 600 ft lbs. 65 grs at 2200 fps, instead of 55 grs.
By using an aluminum grip safety and doing a Detonics slash of the slide, the wt could be brought down to 21 ozs, as vs 19 ozs for the Star. Recoil would be pretty severe, tho, and I doubt that you could get a full handgrip on the butt, and still have a size that would slip out of the pocket handily. Also, it would be difficult to mount a Ruger 22 type mag catch on the butt, as was done with the Star, because of the mainspring housing's removing so much of the frame-metal at that point. So not only would you have more recoil, you'd have a lower grasp on the gun, and fewer fingers on the butt. It would be an interesting project, tho.